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...﻿Gurjit Kang #9223193
Poli 206: Introduction to Political Theory
Paper Topics 1
Question# 3
In the Greek mythology, Crito, a friend and student of a great classical Greek philosopher of Socrates, attempts to convince Socrates to flee Athens from his death sentence. Crito expresses dissatisfaction with Socrates justification on why he shouldn’t flee the city-state. On the other hand, Socrates provides significant dialogues in which overturns Crito original plea. I shall...

...events are news regarding what is happening around the world. The study of internationalrelations involves being "political historians" and "political philosophers”. It’s the study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political parties). It is related to a number of other academic disciplines,...

...support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”
-John F. Kennedy
These words spoken by John F. Kennedy during his inaugural address on January 20, 1961 are the personification of the agenda towards foreign relations for the United States of America and her Western allies. As champions of peace and servants of liberty, the nations of the ideological West have swiftly rationalized the mobilization of peacekeepers, implementation economic...

...Monday, July 28, 2014, at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City. The President's second to the last SONA marked his fourth year in presidency, earning several rounds of applause from Senators, Congressmen, government officials, local and international media and few celebrities in the country. This year's SONA had no published theme, but the remarkable message he mentioned at the end of his speech was, as we quoted from the slain senator Ninoy Aquino, “The Filipino is...

...﻿Power
Power is an internationalrelations concept. The effects of international power determine the extent that actors in the international arena can control their own fate and circumstances. In a report for the International Organization Foundation, Michael Barnett and Raymond Duvall present four types of international power that include compulsory power, institutional power, structural power and productive...

...﻿What is a State?
A state is an organized political unit that has:
A geographic territory
A stable population
And a government to which the populations owes allegiance
And that is legally recognized by the other states
Modern state system began with the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648
State ≠ Nation
What is a theory?
Basic problem: what information matter?
A theory is: a simplifying device to help you decide which facts matter and which do not
Can be implicit or...

...conducting negotiations between two persons, or two nations at a large scope is essential to the upkeep of international affairs. Among the many functions of diplomacy, some include preventing war and violence, and fortifying relations between two nations. Diplomacy is most importantly used to complete a specific agenda. Therefore without diplomacy, much of the world’s affairs would be abolished, international organizations would not exist, and above...